Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

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A Random Act Of Kindness At A Pizza Restaurant

By Christine on November 07, 2024 / 3,323 views

I co-ordinate a weekly social dinner group for young people who experience mild intellectual disability. Tonight we were at a Pizza restaurant in Hawthorn. We were celebrating a participant’s birthday and the couple at the next table started chatting to me. We spoke about how the group runs and how we choose the venues etc. They asked lots of questions and were...

How I Stopped My Own Excuses And Made Daily Life Easier

By A Friend on November 07, 2024 / 3,046 views

Let’s be real — stopping my own excuses has been a long, bumpy road. I used to be that person who could talk myself out of almost anything. “I’ll work out tomorrow,” or “It’s just not a good time”—I had a mental library of these little excuses that kept me from actually doing what I wanted. The turning point came when I realized that these small...

Faith Is What You Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 05, 2024 / 3,435 views

I was a young man finishing up my teaching degree at college. I was driving to a high school to do my student teaching in my 20 year old car. To say it was a piece of junk would be an understatement. It had broken down several times and my Dad had tried to fix it. Still, it burned oil, backfired, and got about 5 miles to a gallon of gas. It had also had flat tires more than once so I had a jack, a crowbar, and...

I Rescued Some Dogs Stuck On A Wilderness Cliff Today

By A Friend on November 04, 2024 / 2,971 views

Went for a walk on the nature preserves out past my property today and decided to go down towards the river through the ravines that cut through the cliff sides. About a mile and a half from my house, two dogs started howling in that “don’t come any closer to me” bark. I couldn’t see them, but they were so loud as their howls echoed up the rocky ridges. At this point, there...

I Gave Out Full-size Bars Again This Year

By A Friend on November 01, 2024 / 2,645 views

This is the third year in a row I’ve done this. We’re starting to get a reputation. I’m pretty sure I heard a kid exclaim “We have to go here, this is the best house in the neighborhood!” I loved seeing and hearing the kids’ reactions. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that. Many mistakenly called them king-sized bars; I guess compared to the mini ones they...

Algebra, Life And Love

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 30, 2024 / 3,590 views

When I was a boy I was great at math. I learned to add and subtract playing cards around the kitchen table with my family. In grade school I went over the multiplication tables again and again until I had them memorized. Then when I got to High School I had to take Algebra. Suddenly, the numbers were letters, there were equations, and everything was so abstract I couldn’t make sense of it. Learning it...

I Am Half Of The Cringey Couple I Used To Make Fun Of

By A Friend on October 28, 2024 / 2,771 views

I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 2 and a half years. Before him, I had this list in my head about all the qualities and traits I wanted in a man. I think we all subconsciously have one. It wasn’t a strict list, but it was there. I wanted a lot of basic foundations for a solid relationship, but there were also silly little things like, “oh, I hope my future husband can...

A Heartwarming Story About Stevie Nicks

By Netherworldly on October 25, 2024 / 4,378 views

Heartwarming Story Time: Stevie Nicks attended a sold out event at the film center I used to work at, my brother was the point person (I unfortunately was not around for it). People lined up down the block on standby, and after turning away many people just ahead of the show, he noticed an older woman standing in the lobby beside a younger woman in a wheelchair and asked if he could help them. The...

The Wag Of His Tail

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 21, 2024 / 3,674 views

Beep! Beep! Beep! My arm swung over automatically and hit the snooze button this morning. I lay back down hoping to give my brain a few more minutes to wake up but it was not to be. Suddenly I heard the Thump Thump Thump of a thick tail hitting my night stand while a wet tongue licked my hand. It was our new puppy, Hank. He’s part Dachshund, part Basset Hound and full of puppy energy. I sat up, petted...

Purposeful Paws

By Mark Wasicsko on October 18, 2024 / 2,474 views

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time, If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through no...

Found A Wallet On A Bus

By A Friend on October 17, 2024 / 3,480 views

My girlfriend found a wallet on the bus that belonged to a teenager with some cash and gift cards. After an arduous search I was finally able to contact her mom to be able to return it to her. This is the text she sent on her mom's phone thanking...

An Act Of Kindness By A Mom In Our Community

By A Friend on October 16, 2024 / 3,215 views

I wanted to share an act of kindness by a mom in our community. One of the girls my daughter goes to school with is in a single parent family and her mom cannot drive due to disability. With no other family living locally it looked like it would be very difficult for the girl to acquire the number of driving hours required to take her driving test. So her friend's mom...

Christmas Caroling

By A Friend on October 14, 2024 / 1,822 views

We started going Christmas caroling every December sophomore year. I’ll always remember this elderly woman. It was her first Christmas since her husband had passed. She invited us in, and gave us some hot apple cider. We chatted about her life, our lives, and the many vintage Christmas decorations she had around the house. We stayed for about 30 minutes, and she told us that we must...

Each Day Is A New Beginning

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 12, 2024 / 4,280 views

It is the morning of my 58th birthday as I write this. That actually means I have lived 58 full years here on Earth and am starting into day one of my 59th. That is a lot of miles under the hood. When I looked in my mirror this morning I could see the wear and tear on my body too. My hair was sparse and silver. My skin was thin. My face was full of age spots. And my wrinkles were chiseled deep into my skin....

A Little Red Button

By A Friend on October 09, 2024 / 4,253 views

My oldest brother is 10 years older than me. When I was in first grade, he took me shopping for new school clothes - which was huge because, as the youngest of six kids, I lived in hand-me-downs. He bought me a little navy blue, polka dot dress with a Peter Pan collar and red alphabet buttons. But, on picture day, I lost one of the buttons on the playground. I had a total meltdown because...

The Other Evening A Friend And I Found $400

By A Friend on October 08, 2024 / 3,170 views

The other evening a friend and I found $400 In $50 notes in the car park..just blowing in the wind . After going back to her car we were wondering what to do with it as no one had been about.. she suggested driving around to see if anyone had left the shops and were looking for it..she drove around and around ..finally a young man was walking back to his car near where the money was ..she pulled up and asked...

I Hugged Her So Tightly

By Leanne on October 08, 2024 / 3,101 views

This was a few years ago now but wanted to share an remind people that there are still beautiful people in this world. I was doing my grocery shopping and whilst paying at the till realized I didn’t have enough money as I also needed to purchase petrol for the trip home. While I was putting back the meat and other items I couldn’t afford, explaining this to the teller, a lovely kind lady...